The San Joaquin Valley is the name of the Central Valley portion of California that is south of Stockton. Agriculture in far and away the main industry in the San Joaquin Valley and heavily contributes to the estimated 13% of United States agriculture coming from California.

Although heavily rural, the San Joaquin Valley has a number of talented lawyers who are familiar with local court procedures. Lawyers in the San Joaquin Valley are accustomed to representing many different kinds of cases, some normal examples include bankruptcy, divorce, DUI, personal injury, and immigration issues like green cards.

Recently in the San Joaquin Valley, Joe and Toni Pinasco filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of their son who was allegedly shot and killed by California Highway Patrol officers who maintain that 21 year-old Joseph Pinasco charged at them in his truck. Highway Patrol officials were called to a report of street racing at 1:15 A.M. and saw Joseph Pinasco’s truck driving erratically and when officers tried to pull him over, Pinasco sped away ultimately crashing the truck. California Highway Patrol officers drew their guns and ordered the boy from the car when he allegedly sped toward them forcing the officers to fire their weapons in self-defense.

If you have a wrongful death lawsuit to file in the San Joaquin Valley, you’re likely to end up at a California Superior Court.  San Joaquin, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, and Tulare Counties’ Superior Court locations have many divisions with which to file and it’s important that you file correctly so that you don’t lose time or money because you have to re-file.

LegalMatch provides a great selection of bar certified lawyers in San Joaquin Valley and a number of legal resources to aid with your preliminary research. The best part is that it’s all free! The online law library probably will not solve your legal issue, but it will assist you in gaining a better understanding of particular issues surrounding your case.

For more information on San Joaquin Valley lawyers and courts, please see the links below:

• California Courts
• U.S. Immigration Court
• California Bar Association